AptarGroup Company Profile (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ATR."

AptarGroup announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Wednesday, August 16th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 24th. View AptarGroup's Dividend History.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $601.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $591.69 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.09% and a return on equity of 16.58%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. View AptarGroup's Earnings History.

AptarGroup is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.92-0.97 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.94.

8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for AptarGroup's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate AptarGroup's share price to reach $82.60 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for AptarGroup.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about AptarGroup stock:

• 1. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We are increasing our 2017 estimates for AptarGroup (ATR) to account for the strength in the euro during 2Q17; as a reminder, we recently raised our estimates for Sealed Air and Avery Dennison on account of FX and resin. The company’s 2Q17 guidance had assumed a $1.07 euro rate, but the euro has since appreciated to $1.12, and we calculate the average rate in the quarter will be ~$1.10. As a reminder, we estimate that a 10% change in the euro affects ATR’s annual EBIT by ~$15 million. While U.S." (6/23/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "For first-quarter 2017, AptarGroup expects earnings to be in the range of $0.72–$0.77. AptarGroup's base business continues to be affected by consumer weakness in certain categories. In addition, cautionary spending of customers, higher resin costs and an unfavorable foreign exchange remain headwinds for AptarGroup’s performance. Estimates have been going down ahead of the company’s Q1 earnings release. The company has mixed record of earnings surprises in recent quarters. Moreover, AptarGroup underperformed the Zacks categorized Containers-Paper/Plastic market over the past one year. " (4/17/2017)

Some companies that are related to AptarGroup include Xylem (XYL), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Smith (A.O.) Corporation (AOS), AB SKF (SKFRY), Sealed Air Corporation (SEE), IDEX Corporation (IEX), Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY), Crown Holdings (CCK), Allegion PLC (ALLE), The Middleby Corporation (MIDD), BPC Acquisition Corp (BERY), Nordson Corporation (NDSN), Alcoa Corp. (AA), HD Supply Holdings (HDS), Hubbell (HUBB) and Donaldson Company (DCI).

AptarGroup's management team includes the folowing people:

• King W. Harris, Independent Chairman of the Board, Presiding Director
• Stephan B. Tanda, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Robert W. Kuhn, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary
• Salim Haffar, President - Aptar Pharma
• Eldon W. Schaffer II, President - Aptar Beauty and Home
• Gael Touya, President, Aptar Food and Beverage
• Ursula Saint-Leger, Vice President - Human Resources
• Stephen J. Hagge, Director
• Alain Chevassus, Independent Director
• George L. Fotiades, Independent Director

AptarGroup's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BTIM Corp. (1.47%), Hermes Investment Management Ltd. (0.81%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.60%), Somerville Kurt F (0.32%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.23%) and Hemenway Trust Co LLC (0.21%). Company insiders that own AptarGroup stock include Alain Chevassus, Eldon W Schaffer II, Gael Touya, King W Harris, Maritza Gomez Montiel, Monnas Giovanna Kampouri, Patrick Doherty, Peter Pfeiffer, Ralf K Wunderlich, Robert Kuhn, Salim Haffar, Stephen J Hagge and Ursula Saint-Leger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Hermes Investment Management Ltd., BTIM Corp., US Bancorp DE, Howard Capital Management, Delaney Dennis R, Somerville Kurt F and Independent Portfolio Consultants Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AptarGroup stock in the last year include Alain Chevassus, Eldon W Schaffer II, King W Harris, Peter Pfeiffer, Ralf K Wunderlich, Robert Kuhn, Salim Haffar, Stephen J Hagge and Ursula Saint-Leger. View Insider Buying and Selling for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Hemenway Trust Co LLC, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc., Capstone Asset Management Co., Aperio Group LLC, Parametrica Management Ltd and Gardiner Nancy B. View Insider Buying and Selling for AptarGroup.

Shares of AptarGroup can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AptarGroup stock can currently be purchased for approximately $88.69.